MAD MONSTER MAGAZINE!

I have the honor of being in the first edition of the new "Mad Monster" magazine!
Mad Monster is a retro monster mag celebrating and showcasing classic and contemporary creatures
of the night (and day). 
One of the many features of this edition is a fully printed paper model based on my orginal "Bates House" model, now called "That Old House on the Hill".
It also features art, photos, and even a flip book on the corner of the pages!

The magazine was debuted at Monsterpalooza in Burbank. There was a completed "Old House" model on display at the Mad Monster booth, which was very cool,
BUT the coolest thing was that it was later CRUSHED under the foot of Haruo Nakajima, who was
GODZILLA!!! 
It might be the BEST compliment I ever received for one of my models !

BUY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO MAD MONSTER HERE! 

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My Report on 'Hands-On History" at Eastern State Penitentiary

Check out my report from Eastern State Penitentiary about their new interactive program, "Hands on History"!
(at Inside the Magic)! 

The New Liberty Square Interactive Queue!

I am a little behind the times with this one but it shouldn't be ignored.
The Magic Kingdom unveiled the new interactive queue for the Liberty Square Haunted Mansion. Instead of passing under an awning and viewing the small cemetery on the hill, guests can no w mingle within a new cemetery and interact with crypts and tombstones which animate and make sounds and music.
The queue still pays tribute to the orginal cemetery characters (many of whom were named for the designers, artists and writers of th e orginal show), but they also added a few new names.

Wizard's Crag Prototype #1 and #2

Prototype #2 complete (right)! I made lots of tweaks and tried approaching it as if I never built it before. I added lots of indicators on the model as to what gets glued where. I also photographed the process for the construction diagrams. Now on to #3 to see if my tweaks work together.

How to Build a Paper Model

Once again a Haunted-D fan discovered someone attempting to SELL my FREE paper models online!
The seller was from Hong Kong and he was trying to sell my New Orleans Square, Phantom Manor and Bates House. I contacted several people at the hosting web site and several fans also protested and the listings were removed...again. Before the listings were removed I copied the incoherent english description of my models and used it in creating my own Xtranormal cartoon.
And pirates be aware! The Minions of the Haunted Dimensions are always watching!

Ice Storm

A Future Imagineer from the Philippines

Ten year old Renzo, from the Philippines sent me a bunch of photos of his haunted mansion paper models. What makes these different from most of the model photos I receive is that Renzo has designed and built these from scratch!

Renzo writes, "Hello my name is Renzo. I live in the Philippines and have been dying to go to Disaneyland.

I make alot of projects my rooms over flowing :) "

They are awesome!

Building That Old House on the Hill

I found it necessary to build one of my paper model kits because I keep giving them away. Since I had a camera handy I decided to record the construction and play around a little. This is the first time I have attempted this type of "animation" and my first YouTube upload!
I had no script and I wasn't even sure if all the photos and video I took of the process would be usable in crating anything interesting. Now I wish I spent more than an afternoon making it!
Our cat, Misti Kay, makes a quick cameo, among other guest stars. Some of you may know Misti Kay as the critter who smashed my first New Orleans Square model prototype back in 2005.

A gruesome winter discovery!

The "Magic, Memories, and You!" Castle Show

The Magic Kingdom is finally utilizing the new 3D projection technologies and have produced a SPECTACULAR castle show for their new "Magic, Memories, and You!" campaign. These shows utilize multiple high power projectors which project animations and effects which were created using a 3D map of the castle. This makes the images prefectly aligned to the detailed shapes of the castle and allows the images to partially wrap around the castle.

Disney has raised the bar! I hope I get to see this in person soon!

WATCH IT FULL SCREEN!

Thank you, "Inside the Magic"!





Thank you, "Orlando Attractions Magazine"!

Phantom Manor Building Tips

There is a wonderful forum thread by "Bagpiper" on the papermodelers.com forum!
The thread includes video and jpegs of Bagpiper's experiences in constructing the Manor. He has some great tips, some of which I will follow the next time I build the manor!
Many of the tips can be used in the construction of all of my models,
so please take a look.

The full thread can be found at
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/architectural-models/12605-phantom-manor-ray-keim.html

The videos can also be viewed at
http://video.moglik.com/t/phantommanor.htm

Blobtown!

James Rolfe, also known as "The Angry Video Game Nerd" created a great mini-documentary about "The Blob" and the "Blobfest" celebrations that take place in my home town of Phoenixville, Pa, every year. I added this link to my "Hometown Blob" section of "Other Haunted Dimensions", but I wanted to be sure everyone sees this. I have yet to actually attend Blobfest, since I'm usually in Orlando working on Horror Nights at that time of year.

It's very interesting and fun! Check it out,below!

Blobtown